Chương 19: You don't know anything

"What? That was Leo?" Mrs King asked Leo in surprise as they ate dinner around the long family dining table.

When she heard the King family's young doctor had saved a lady, he had naturally assumed it was Louis who had done that.

She remembered the incident now and was thanking Louis for being there on time but to her surprise, Louis had said it was Leo who did that.

Everyone else felt the same way apart from Louis who knew about it already.

"Aunt Deborah put me through this mess. I don't even want to remember it" He said before he continued with his Cajun Chicken Pasta and veggies.

It was his favourite, and they had specially prepared it to welcome him back home.

He would have actually preferred a beer on the table, but instead, there were healthy smoothies made with different kinds of fruits.

"I'm really proud of you Darling." His mother said again before looking at her husband as she waited for him to day something also, but he remained quiet while eating his food.

Leo saw it but pretended like he did not.

People do say that "In every family, there is always a black sheep." He probably was the black sheep of his family.

His father had wanted him to become a doctor just like the rest of them, or probably a lawyer if he didn't want to join them in the medical field.

But instead, he had chosen to be a photographer and cinematographer.

And having that kind of job meant that he would always travel far from home. He always moved from one city and country to the other.

Leo didn't think there was anything wrong in doing that. Besides, he was paid well— Cool cash. Maybe his brother was made to take care of the sick and all, but he was not.

He liked to see pretty things instead of gory sights.

He liked to hold a camera instead of a knife.

He liked it when his heart raced in excitement at the thought of the gem he was about to create, not getting tensed because he did not know whether the person he was operating on would die or not.

He wanted to make people prettier instead of leaving scars on their bodies.

He had chosen that path, and he liked it with all his heart.

He didn't mind what his father thought anymore.

For years, he had tried to convince his father that this was what he wanted to do, but his father was never interested in whatever he had to say. He had made it clear that he wanted him to become either a doctor or lawyer.

To him, being something else aside from those two was a stain to their family's name.

The probably could allow Chloe do whatever she wanted since she was a woman. But Leo was a man— and a King.

The place became unbearable and suffocating to the point where he had to move out.

But it wasn't as if his father completely ignored him. They do exchange pleasantries— just like they had done at the park earlier, but that was all. Nothing more or less.

Leo looked at Chloe who was sitting opposite him and he saw her quickly move her eyes away from him.

He didn't mind her acting like a thief. All he wanted was for her to move that girl out of his apartment. He had talked about it with Chloe right before dinner and she had promised to send Mia to somewhere else soon.

"Are you sleeping here tonight?" Louis asked.

"No. I'm going back to my place." Leo answered almost immediately.

Before his mother could say a word, her phone rang with an emergency call from the hospital.

Leo was not surprised to see the Doctors hurrying out of the house. In fact, he had been surprised that they were able to stay for long hours without receiving any call.

Was this the kind of life they expected him to live?

Well, he couldn't.

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"James' place looks good. Better than I imagined." Mira said as she looked around the sitting room before sitting down.

"Would have been better if I was living alone." Mia said in a annoyed tone before sitting beside her.

"Is he that bad?"

"Just wait till he comes here and you'll see how much of a jerk he is"

Mira began to laugh. "I won't be surprised you're actually the one who has a problem. You don't like anyone, and always look for an excuse to start a quarrel."

"This guy is worse. He is rude, annoying and—" Mia suddenly remembered how he had appeared inside her room with a lady beside him and frowned deeply.

"And handsome? Is he handsome?" Mira asked inquisitively.

Mia knew Mira had always had a thing for handsome guys. She didn't mind whether he behaved like a jerk or not. So far he was handsome, he was perfect.

"He is....not" Mia said before standing up to go inside the kitchen while Mira closely following behind her.

"Just try to get along with him baby. Would have asked you to move into my house but it's very far from your school."

"I am really trying my best believe me. I am" Mia took out some vegetables from the fridge and washed them before she began to slice.

"Don't tell me you want to prepare noodles?"

"Of course. That's the fastest food to prepare. I am starving." She wasn't only starving, she was feeling sick. It was a miracle that she was still this strong after collapsing earlier.

"How many times have I told you that noodles is not good for your health? Leave those things. Let's go eat out. I am also starving." Mira tried to pull Mia away but she didn't budge.

"You know I hate to eat out."

"You don't hate it. You're only obeying your mother because she doesn't like it."

"It's the same thing." Mia said with a frown.

"For goodness sake Mia! You're a adult already. How long are you going to keep trying to impress your mother?"

Mia stopped what she was doing, took a deep breath, and turned around to look at Mira.

"Do you want me to throw you out of this place?" She asked in a calm voice.

"I don't mind you throwing me out of here. You know I'll never stop telling you the truth. Your mum doesn't care about you yet you always try to please her. Can't you think about pleasing yourself for once? Do you know—"

"Just stop it!" Mia raised her voice and lifted her head as she tried to stop tears the tears from falling down.

"You— don't know anything." She said in a low voice before dumping all the veggies inside the waste bin.

As Mia pushed past her to leave the kitchen, Mira wrapped her hands around her in a hug.

"I am sorry about all I said. I didn't mean to hurt you. You know I love you a lot and your happiness matters a lot to me. Please forgive me baby."

They heard a thud and quickly broke away from the hug to look at the door.

There, Leo was standing with wide eyes and dropped jaws as he stared at both ladies.

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Sorry for the late update.

Like I mentioned in my other novel, there was a fire outbreak and so things were messy.

But I'm good.

Thanks to you all for your continuous support regardless!

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Chương 20: Witch

As Leo lay on his bed that night, he tried to make sense of everything he had seen and heard a few hours back.

It was no wonder she behaved like a boy. It was obvious now that she was into women. He could not believe another woman was telling another woman those words. Wow! He had read about it but never in his life did he think he was going to witness a scene like that.

When he remembered what happened, he sat up with annoyance.

"Jerk?" He asked himself. He had been taken aback when he heard the other girl ask Mia whether he was the 'Jerk' she had talked about.

The more he remembered it it, the annoyed he got. He did not want to leave his house for a stranger if not, he would have done just that.

He did not like her one bit, so what was the nonsense Richard was saying about a possibility of him falling in love with her? He would have spat on the floor, but because he did not want to mar his spotless floor, he stopped himself from doing so.

If Richard liked, he should go ahead and pursue her. There was no way it concerned him.

"What a Psychopath!" He spat out angrily before getting up.

He had to work or do something. He needed to occupy his mind with other things instead of getting angry.

He ran his eyes around his room and thought about doing some cleaning. His room was wide and spacious and every corner was tidy. He had different wallpapers attached to the wall and all of them had been his creation.

One picture was of the beach, another was of the sunset, another was of a little girl smiling.

He smiled as he looked at that particular picture. "Kate" He said her name in a low voice before looking at the last wallpaper.

It was the back of someone completely clad in a black outfit from head to toe. The person also wore a black baseball cap. They had been other people around, but he had taken great measure to take a shot of the only one he needed.

He stretched out his hand to touch the person, his gaze showed longing.

He could still remember that night. The first and last time he saw the mystery girl. That period, his mood had been sour from what Cherry did to him.

In a bid to make him feel better, Richard had forced him out with him one night.

He said there was a street dancing competition and they should both watch.

He had not been interested in it. In fact, he hadn't been interested in anything at that point. Even when the dance went on, he had not been paying attention.

But something finally caught his attention. In a group of five guys, there was a girl. And she seemed to be the lead as she danced in their middle. Her face was painted with different bright and dark colors, plus she was wearing a cap so no one could have actually been able to make out what she actually looked like.

The way her body moved effortlessly as she danced, he had never seen something like that in his entire life. It was beyond beautiful!

At that moment, he totally forgot about his sadness. He wondered what it would be like to take a good shot of her. Before he remembered to take out his camera, the group was already done. He was only able to take a photo of her back before she disappeared.

In fact, the entire crew disappeared. None of them had been present to receive their prize for coming out first place in the competition.

And no matter how hard he tried, he could not find or meet her.

Since the street dancing was a competition that took place only once in a year, it made it even more difficult to ever see her at that time plus he travelled out of the country.

He ran his hands over the large wallpaper. At the end of it, there was his signature and a 'BLACK LADY' written there.

"Black Lady" He muttered.

A text notification beep pulled him back to reality. He checked to see it was from Richard who was asking him to come have fun with him.

Since he was less busy at the moment, he decided to do some photo editing later and just go have fun for now.

When he came out from the room, the noticed that the place was awfully quiet. He could only guess that the girls were both out since he had left them to go settle inside his room.

He looked at the direction of her room's door and muttered a "Witch" before leaving the apartment.

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Mia paced around the side of a busy street as she waited for someone.

When she finally caught sight of the person, she sighed in relief and moved closer to where he just parked his motorcycle.

The young man who was around her age bracket handed her a nylon back and gave her a skeptical look.

"What is it? What's with the look?" She asked him curiously.

"You are going to have to increase my pay you know that right?"

"What? I also give you some pies! Don't be silly" She complained with a frown before peeking inside the bag.

"How is she? Does she look sick or anything?" She raised her head to ask.

"She looks fine."

"Okay. Thanks." Mia thanked him and waited for him to drive away but he remained there and continued to look at her.

"What is it?" She raised a questioning brow at him.

"When do you intend to stop this?" He asked while giving her a pitiful look. "It's no longer funny."

"Wh..at? Funny?" She asked in a tone that showed she was becoming angry.

"I can't remember when this whole thing started or what gave you the idea to always buy your mother's pastries and bread with the little money you earn from the menial jobs you take up. Don't you think—"

"Stop it!" She interrupted in a low but harsh voice.

"I am tired of you all trying to lecture me. So just do what you're asked to and mind your business." She spoke slowly, but it was very obvious she was angry.

He sighed and looked at her pitifully. He could never understand her. But instead of getting angry at the way she was sounding, he pitied her even more.

"Mia. I am sorry. I just don't want—"

"I said it's okay. You all will never understand."

She licked her lips and blinked a couple of times before walking away from him.

As she walked down the street, it began to rain. She did nothing to shield herself from the rain and continued to walk in a daze while trying her best not to cry.

She suddenly remembered when she was younger. She had heard Kids talking about their parents and the things their parents had done for them. Those kind of conversations, she usually kept herself from it because she had nothing to say and it always made her sad.

She had a lot of love to give to her parents, but why did they never want it? Why did they not show her love at all?

She would have thought that that was the way they showed their love since every one differed, but she had seen the way they treated her sister, Mary. It was very different from the way she was treated.

But it didn't matter to her. Now that her mother had no one else but her, she was going to take care of her. Maybe one day, just one day, a miracle might happen.

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